Other people's money

It takes a great leader to give away $100,000,000 of other people's money to make himself look important on the world's stage. But that's what PM Paul did when he offered the money to the World Health Organization's "3 by 5" program, which had been scrounging around for the dough. Was it a good investment? Of course! It earned the him the endorsement of political kingmaker Bono, who said, "Wow. A politician who doesn't break his promises. This is real leadership, I hope Canadians will know what this means in the rest of the world." You just can't buy that kind of publicity. No wait -- I guess you can.

It would be very cynical to suggest that this internationalist posturing has anything to do with the upcoming election, so I won't.